Ministry of Civil Aviation
132 Lifeline UDAN flights operated till date to transport more than 184 tons of medical cargo to various part of the country
Under Lifeline UDAN initiative of MoCA, 132 cargo flights have been operated till date across the country to transport medical cargo to various parts of India including remote and hilly areas. With support from Air India, Alliance Air, IAF and private airlines, medical supplies of more than 184 tons have been delivered till date during lockdown period.
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S.
No.
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Date
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Air India
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Alliance
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IAF
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Indigo
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SpiceJet
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Total flights operated
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1
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26.3.2020
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02
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--
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-
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-
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02
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04
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2
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27.3.2020
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04
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09
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01
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-
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--
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14
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3
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28.3.2020
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04
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08
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-
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06
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--
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18
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4
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29.3.2020
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04
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10
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06
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--
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--
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20
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5
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30.3.2020
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04
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-
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03
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--
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--
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07
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6
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31.3.2020
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09
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02
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01
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--
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--
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12
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7
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01.4.2020
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03
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03
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04
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--
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-
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10
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8
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02.4.2020
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04
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05
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03
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--
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--
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12
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9
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03.4.2020
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08
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--
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02
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--
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--
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10
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10
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04.4.2020
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04
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03
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02
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--
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--
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09
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11
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05.4.2020
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--
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--
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16
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--
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--
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16
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Total Flights
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46
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40
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38
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06
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02
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132
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Air India and IAF collaborated for Ladakh, Kargil, Dimapur, Imphal, Guwahati, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Jammu, Kargil, Leh, Srinagar, Chandigarh and Port Blair.
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Total Kilometers covered
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1,21,878 Kms
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Cargo load carried on 05.04.2020
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13.70 Tons
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Total cargo load carried till 05.04.2020
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160.96 + 23.70 = 184.66 Tons
INTERNATIONAL
An air bridge between Shanghai & Delhi established. First cargo flight of Air India operated on 4 April 2020 and has brought 21 tons of medical equipment. Air India will be operating dedicated scheduled cargo flights to China for uplifting of critical medical equipment as per the requirement.
PRIVATE OPERATORS
▪ Domestic Cargo Operators; Blue Dart, Spicejet and Indigo are operating cargo flights on commercial basis. Spicejet operated 174 cargo flights from 24 March – 5 April 2020 covering a distance of 2,35,386 Kms and carrying 1382.94 Tons of cargo. Out of these 49 were international cargo flights. Blue Dart operated 52 domestic cargo flights covering a distance of 5,00,86 Kms and carrying 760.73 Tons of cargo from 25 March – 4 April 2020. Indigo has also operated 8 cargo flights on 3 – 4 April 2020 covering a distance of 6103 Kms and carrying 3.14 tons of cargo.
Domestic cargo by Spicejet 
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Sl. No.
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Date
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No. of Flights
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Tonnage
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Kilometres
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1
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24-03-2020
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9
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69.073
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10,600
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2
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25-03-2020
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11
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61.457
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11,666
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3
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26-03-2020
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8
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42.009
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9,390
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4
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27-03-2020
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11
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65.173
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11,405
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5
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28-03-2020
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7
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50.302
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8,461
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6
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29-03-2020
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6
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56.320
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6,089
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7
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30-03-2020
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6
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56.551
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6,173
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8
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31-03-2020
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13
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1,22.409
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13,403
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9
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01-04-2020
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17
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1,38.803
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16,901
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10
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02-04-2020
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9
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55.297
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10,138
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11
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03-04-2020
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12
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1,08.56
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10,767
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12
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04-04-2020
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11
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94.87
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11,348
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13
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05-04-2020
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5
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36.70
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5,581
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Total
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125
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957.49
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1,31,922
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International cargo by Spicejet 
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Sl. No.
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Date
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No. of Flights
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Tonnage
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Kilometres
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1
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24-03-2020
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9
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75.685
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17,198
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2
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25-03-2020
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9
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89.911
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17,454
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3
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26-03-2020
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6
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37.585
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12,419
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4
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29-03-2020
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4
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37.431
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8,887
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5
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31-03-2020
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4
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37.038
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9,464
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6
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01-04-2020
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2
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18.989
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4,564
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7
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02-04-2020
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5
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34.363
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12,458
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8
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03-04-2020
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5
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56.69
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10,510
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9
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04-04-2020
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2
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18.64
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3,946
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10
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05-04-2020
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3
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19.12
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6,564
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Total
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49
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425.45
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1,03,464
Blue Dart cargo uplift 
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Sl.
No.
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Date
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No. of Flights
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Tonnage
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Kilometres
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1
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25-03-2020
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8
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92.056
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7,855.95
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2
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27-03-2020
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8
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1,19.062
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7,855.95
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3
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28-03-2020
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2
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19.067
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2,204.65
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4
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30-03-2020
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8
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1,22.476
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7,855.95
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5
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31-03-2020
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6
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1,11.598
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5,027.85
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6
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01-04-2020
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2
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29.515
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2,098.55
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7
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02-04-2020
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6
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82.493
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5,027.85
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8
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03-04-2020
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8
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1,26.160
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7,856.00
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9
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04-04-2020
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4
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58.300
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4303.20
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10
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05-04-2020
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--
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--
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--
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Total
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52
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7,60.730
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50,085.95
Note: Blue Dart did not operate any flight on 05.4.2020
Indigo cargo uplift 
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Sl.
No.
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Date
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No. of Flights
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Tonnage
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Kilometres
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1
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03-04-2020
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5
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2.33
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4871
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2
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04-04-2020
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3
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0.81
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1232
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3
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05-04-2020
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--
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--
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--
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Total
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8
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3.14
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6103
Note: Indigo did not operate any flight on 05.4.2020.
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